1663–1728

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Born: Feb­ru­ary 12, 1663, Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

Died: Feb­ru­ary 13, 1728, Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

Buried: Copp’s Hill Bu­ry­ing Ground, Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

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Biography

Cotton was the son of In­crease Ma­ther and Ma­ria Cot­ton, and un­cle of Ma­ther Byles.

He was pas­tor at the Sec­ond Church of Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts, from 1685 un­til his death. He was one of the best known lead­ers of co­lon­i­al Mas­sa­chu­setts, and was elect­ed to the Roy­al So­ci­ety in 1713.

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